Isaiah 9
1 However, those in Judah who have been distressed/worried will not [continue to] suffer. Previously, Yahweh humbled [the people in] the land [where the tribes of] Zebulun and Naphtali [live]. But in the future he will honor [the people who live in] that Galilee region, along the road between the Jordan [River] and the [Mediterranean] Sea, where [many] foreigners live.
Otiia e kore e pouri tonu ia i mamae nei. I te wa i mua i whakaititia e ia te whenua o Hepurona me te whenua o Napatari: i te wa ia i muri nei ka whakakororiatia e ia, i te ara o te moana, i tawahi o Horano, i Kariri o nga tauiwi.
2 [Some day, it will be as though] [MET] the people who walked in darkness will see a great light. A [great] light will shine on those who live in a land where they have great troubles/distress.
Ko te hunga i haereere i te pouri, kua kite i te marama nui: ko nga tangata e noho ana i te whenua o te atarangi o te mate, kua whiti te marama ki a ratou.
3 [Yahweh], you will cause us people in Israel to rejoice; we will become very happy. We will rejoice about what you [have done] like [SIM] people rejoice when they harvest their crops, [or] like soldiers rejoice when they divide up among themselves the things that they have captured in a battle.
Kua whakatokomahatia e koe te iwi, kua whakanuia e koe to ratou koa; koa noa iho ratou ki tou aroaro, me te mea e koa ana ki te kotinga witi, e whakamanamana ana ranei ki nga taonga parakete e wehewehea ana.
4 You will cause us to no longer be slaves [MET] [of those who captured us]; you will lift the heavy burdens from our shoulders. [It will be as though] you will break the rods of those who oppressed us, like you did when you destroyed [the army of] the Midian people-group.
Whati pu hoki i a koe te ioka o tana kawenga, te rakau whiu mo tona pokohiwi, te rakau o tona kaiwhakatupu kino, koia ano kei to te ra i a Miriana.
5 The boots that the enemy soldiers have worn and their clothing which has stains of blood on them will all be burned up; they will only be fuel for a [big] fire.
Ko nga mea whawhai katoa hoki a te tangata whawhai mo te ngangau, ko nga kakahu i okeokea ki te toto, hei tahunga ena, hei kai ma te ahi.
6 Another reason that we will rejoice is that a [special] child will be born for us; [a woman will give birth to] a son, who will be our ruler. And his names will be ‘Wonderful Counselor’, ‘Mighty/Powerful God’, ‘[Our] Everlasting Father’, and ‘Prince/Ruler [who enables us to have] Peace’.
Kua whanau nei hoki he tamaiti ma tatou, kua homai he tama ki a tatou; a ki runga ki tona pokohiwi te rangatiratanga; na, ko te ingoa e huaina ki a ia ko Whakamiharo, ko Kaiwhakatakoto Whakaaro, ko te Atua Kaha Rawa, ko te Matua Mutungakore, ko t e Rangatira o te Rongomau.
7 His rule, and the peace that he [brings/causes], will never end. He will rule [MTY] fairly and justly [DOU], like [his ancestor King] David did. This will happen because the Commander of the armies of angels greatly desires that it happen.
Kahore he mutunga o te nui haere o tona kingitanga, o te mau o tana rongo, ki runga ki te torona o Rawiri, ki runga hoki i tona rangatiratanga, kia u ai, kia mau ai hoki i runga i te whakawa, i runga i te tika aianei a ake tonu atu. Ka oti tenei i te ngakau whakapuke o Ihowa o nga mano.
8 The Lord has warned the people of Israel, the descendants of Jacob; he has said that [he will punish] them.
I unga e te Ariki he kupu ki a Hakopa, kua tau ano ki a Iharaira.
9 And all the people in Samaria and [other places in] Israel know that, [but] they are very proud and arrogant [DOU]. They say, “Our city has been destroyed, but we will [take away the broken bricks from the ruins] [and] replace them with carefully cut stones. Our sycamore-fig trees have been cut down [by our enemies], but we will plant cedar trees [in their place].”
A ka mohio te iwi katoa, a Eparaima ratou ko te tangata o Hamaria, he whakapehapeha nei, he ngakau nui nei to ratou ki te ki mai,
Kua horo nga pereki, a ma tatou e hanga ki te kohatu tarai; kua oti nga hikamora te tapahi, ka puta ke i a tatou he hita.
11 But Yahweh brought the armies of [Assyria], the enemies of King Rezin [of Syria, to fight] against Israel and incited [other] nations [to attack Israel].
No reira ka whakaarahia e Ihowa nga hoariri o Retini ki a ia, a ka oho i a ia ona hoa whawhai;
12 [The army of] Syria [came] from the east, and [the army of] Philistia [came] from the west, and they destroyed Israel [like a wild animal tears another animal apart and] [MET] devours it. But even after that happened, Yahweh was still very angry with them. He was ready to strike them with his fist again.
Ko nga Hiriani ki mua, ko nga Pirihitini ki muri, hamama tonu ki te kai i a Iharaira. Ahakoa ko tenei katoa e kore tona riri e tahuri ke, engari maro tonu tona ringa.
13 [But even though] Yahweh punished his people [like that], they [still] did not return to him [and worship him]. They [still] did not request the Commander of the armies of angels [to assist them].
Na kihai ano te iwi i tahuri ki to ratou kaiwhiu, kihai ano hoki i rapu i a Ihowa o nga mano.
14 Therefore, in one day Yahweh will get rid of [those who are like] Israel’s head and [those who are like] its tail; the [ones who are like] the top of the palm tree and the [ones who are like] the bottom.
Mo reira ka tapahia e Ihowa te upoko o Iharaira me te hiawero, te nikau me te wiwi, i te ra kotahi.
15 The leaders [DOU] of Israel are the head, and the prophets who tell lies are the tail.
Ko te kaumatua me te tangata ingoa nui, ko ia te upoko; ko te poropiti whakaako teka, ko ia te hiawero.
16 The leaders of the people have misled them; they have caused the people that they are ruling to be confused.
Ko nga kaiarahi hoki o tenei iwi hei whakapohehe i a ratou, a pau ake a ratou i arahi ai.
17 For that reason, Yahweh is not pleased with the young men [of Israel], and he does not [even] act mercifully toward the widows and orphans, because they are all ungodly and wicked, and they all say things that are foolish. [But] Yahweh still is angry with them; he is ready to strike them with his fist again.
Mo reira kahore o te Ariki koa ki a ratou taitamariki, e kore ano e tohungia a ratou pani, a ratou pouaru; no te mea he noa ratou katoa, he kaimahi i te kino, he wairangi te korero a nga mangai katoa. Ahakoa ko tenei katoa, e kore tona riri e ta huri ke, engari maro tonu tona ringa.
18 When people do wicked things, it is like [SIM] a brushfire [that spreads rapidly]. It burns up [not only] briers and thorns; it starts a big fire in the forests from which clouds of smoke will rise.
Kei te toro nei hoki te kino, ano he ahi: pau ake i a ia nga tataramoa me nga tumatakuru; na ka ka ki nga rakau pururu o te ngahere, ka pupu ake nga kapua pongere o te paowa whakarunga.
19 [It is as though] the [whole] land is burned [black] because the Commander of the armies of angels is extremely angry with the Israeli people. They will become like [SIM] fuel for that great fire, and no one will try to rescue even his [own] brother [from that fire].
Na te riri o Ihowa o nga mano i toro ai te whenua; a ko te iwi, ano he kai ma te ahi; e kore tona tuakana, tona teina e tohungia e tetahi.
20 Israeli people will attack their neighbors on the right [to get food from them], but they will still be hungry. They will [kill those who live in houses] on the left and eat their flesh, but their stomachs will still not be full.
A ka kapohia e tetahi mana i te taha ki matau, a ka matekai ano; a ka kai ia i te taha ki maui, a e kore ratou e makona; ka kainga e ratou, e tena, e tena o ratou te kikokiko o tona ake ringa:
21 [People of the tribes of] Manasseh and Ephraim will attack each other, and [then] they will both attack the people of Judah. But even after that happens, Yahweh will still be very angry with them. He will be ready to strike them with his fist again.
A Manahi ki a Eparaima; a Eparaima ki a Manahi; a ko raua tokorua ki a Hura. Ahakoa ko tenei katoa, e kore tona riri e tahuri ke, engari maro tonu tona ringa.
